A run-on sentence or a fused sentence is one that has two complete sentences or independent clauses joined together without proper punctuation. For example, the following sentence has two independent clauses “fused” together. My brother has big brown eyes he is able to talk my mother into about anything.
This is a common problem for primary-age students and getting on top of it now will really improve your writing!
This is quite a complex powerpoint, but it covers some important issues for this concept and I think it's worth everyone having a look at. If you don't understand it, you can go through it with a friend, make notes as you watch or come back and re-watch it after you try some of the other run-on sentence activities.
Following on from that powerpoint, here is a quiz, again with slightly complex words (created for adults!) but useful nonetheless: QUIZ: REPAIRING RUN-ON SENTENCES
Run-On Sentences
A run-on sentence or a fused sentence is one that has two complete sentences or independent clauses joined together without proper punctuation. For example, the following sentence has two independent clauses “fused” together.
My brother has big brown eyes he is able to talk my mother into about anything.
This is a common problem for primary-age students and getting on top of it now will really improve your writing!
Some games about basic sentence structure (may be a nice warm-up: getting knowledge ready!)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/whatisasentence/game.shtml
This is quite a complex powerpoint, but it covers some important issues for this concept and I think it's worth everyone having a look at. If you don't understand it, you can go through it with a friend, make notes as you watch or come back and re-watch it after you try some of the other run-on sentence activities.
Following on from that powerpoint, here is a quiz, again with slightly complex words (created for adults!) but useful nonetheless:
QUIZ: REPAIRING RUN-ON SENTENCES
Two fun quiz-like games:
Quia - Run On Sentences
Quia - Fragments and Run-ons
This is a fairly simple powerpoint showing you easy ways to combat basic run-on sentences.
How To Avoid Run On Sentences
This is, again, intended for older students but would make a good formative assessment before your final test!
http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/run-ons_ex1.htm